St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
TAKE THE JUDGES TIME.
The Gases That Are Occupying
the Time i'm the District Court.

The Cases That Are Occupying
the Time in the District Court.
Another day of Judge Brill's time was
necessary for further testimony in the
controversy between Frank Newell and
DR.. Fulton on one side and Cochran &
Walsh on the other. On Cochran d
WalSh'S side the opinions as to the status
of the Merriam Park property at the
time of the transaction, and the possible
effect of any motor line scheme upon the
price of property. are invoked of such
well-knOwn real estate men as Mr..
Cochran himself, A. b. Wilgus, Mr..
Walsh, J. H. Davidson and E. 5. Nor
ton, and the testimony of these, with
that of Miss York, carried the case
along until 5 O'Clock. The testi-
mOny of Messls. Cochran, Walsh
that the defendants brought the
property at so high a price from the
plaintiffs that they would willingly have
sold it again at the same price. The
half dozen or more lawyers are all very
busy. while Judge Flandrau continues
to ply questions for the defense, and
George Young attacks the testimony
with vigorous crOSS-eXamInatlOn.
Judge Brill will keep on with the case
to-day, and the special term will be
taken up by Judge SimOns in chambers.
The cOlOred woman Lancaster,
charged with being pal of Fay in at
tempting to pass counterfeit bank
notes, was held by Commissioner Nc
Cafferty yesterday for further hearing
next Wednesday in $500 bail. Fay is
to be brought from the WinOna county
Jail by her attorney. Mr.. Butcher, to
+ncfifxy in xr-nmanfc dpfpnGp
William Wright, bartender, swOre
that he had received bad dollar
from Fay, but he had never seen
any of 1.-THE queer in the hands of the
woman. Frank Butts, cOiOred man,
said that the Lancaster woman had
given $40 bill to his wife, which he
and clerk, named Adams, both thought
was counterfeit. He had heard Fay re-
mark that he contemplated going to
Chicago to get some money. He had
frequently seen rolls of bills in the
possession of the prisoner and Fay, and
he had heard the prisoner tell Fay he
should be very careful about what he
said, or they would get into trouble.
Whether the grand jury will meet on
Monday, pursuant to adjournment, Will
remain a question while the illness of
Foreman W. B. Dean continues. 1t may
be Necessary to convene and take an adj
jOurnment for week.
The jury disagreed in the DemesOn
damage suit against the st. Paul d Du-
luth railroad.
An action for $4,000 damages against
the city is contemplated by James NJ.
Hart. who was injured at the gas pipe
explosion near the Ryan hotel recently.
Action was commenced yesterday by
John Wood, Jr., against the New York
Cable Construction company for 81, 023. 10
on bill of exchange made Oct. IL, and
for S457.51 On merchandise sold to the
company. The st. Paul City railway is
threatened with punishment. Rogers
d Hadley are the attorneys for John
Wood, Jr.
The Union Iron works has sued Nip
pOlt Bros, contractors, for Sl,400 for
iron material.
In the supreme court yesterday the
cases of Edwin III. Hall, appellant, VS..
H. w. Wheeler, respondent: &. II.
Arthur ct al. respondents, VS.. the st.
Paul IL Duluth Railroad company, APP
pellants, and William Meyenberg, re-
SpOndent, VS.. c. j.. G. Eldred and NJ. L.
Titus, appellants, were argued and sub
mitted.